I've realised I'm very like my dog. She constantly rushes from one thing to another - 'oooh a squirrel to chase, oh a bird, hang on another dog to play with, that stream looks inviting' - and on it goes. While I don't chase squirrels or jump in streams at the drop of a hat, like her I'm easily distracted. We both have 'shiny new object syndrome'…

Don’t get me wrong, I’m an optimist by nature, I know I’m incredibly lucky and I do count my blessings. But all too often I hear the platitude ‘think positive’ being rolled out and I wonder, isn’t telling someone to ‘think positive’ sometimes just a polite way of saying shut up and stop whining’?…